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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-19
Points for Porkerites.
Boston Herald.

Boston Herald.
Ii you want to find out the true
character of a man get him into a
game Of porker. He is bound to show
his true colors there. 1t does not
make any difference whether he is a
winner OF a loser, he will show him
self just as he is before he gets through
It takes a cool head and lots of nerve
to keep quiet in a game OF poker, watch
the players and never be moved
by the jokes, growls and jeers of fel.
low-players. There are some players
who never know when they are being
whipped around the bush. These fell
lows are never satisfied with the text
OF the game. If the ante is twenty
five cents they will invariably make
it seyenty-hYe cents when it comes
their turn. so as to make a jack pot.
But it is seldom that they win one OF
taese big pots. Some quiet duck, who
had no hand in the job, will open the pot
with two pair or better, and then one
Of the smart Alexis, with a small pair
and ali ace, Or a bob-tail flush vii.
raise the pot and attempt to Steal
by reckless bluff, But le always
gets call, and in the end finds him.
self only the deeper in the hole. And
then be swears, calls the fellow who
beats him tiaht-bellied player, and
thinks he is playing i'll terrible hard
luck. A man who makes it practice
OF blufhng in a small limit game, or
who invariably comes in on a small
pair when a jackpot is opened, Is
nothing short Of a chump. Put that
in your pipe and smoke it, as it fits a
good many of you. There are some
players you never can satisfy, no mat
ter how you play; so the only way is
to attend to your own business. keep
your mouth shut and your eyes open,
play your hand for all there is in It.
see that the cards are well shufHed
and cut, and when you find chronic
GROWER or a buffer in the game, study
his game and make him your meat.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-19
Fantan.

The Chinese gambling game known
/ fantan is thus described by mission
~ Kin, of New York: Seating himself
table with handful of half dollars
id quarters, he said the silver must be
opposed to be "cash,' I. e. cheap Chi
Iese coin. He covered them up and
zen drew from the heap four coins at
Itch draw. In the mean time another
k2Son had written on a slip of paper
{ guess at the number of coins that
Iould remain when all the possible
.jurs had been withdrawn. He guess
K two, which proved to be right, and
h consequently would have raked in
he pot had the game been played in
irnest. Ordinarily chips of different
,plors for different amaunts of "cash,"
lie used.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-19
An Affectionate Squirrel.

We frequently hear OF a pet dog, or
even horse or bird, mourning for a
lost master or mistress till it pines
away. The Atlanta Constitution tells
the same story OF a pet squirrel.
The intensity of animal affection
has just been pathetically illustrated
in this city. Three years ago Mr..
Jacob Gardner, of Bull Street, SOLD
large black squirrel, which ha d attract
ed considerable attention while at the
store on account of its unusual size
and the beauty of its coat.
The ANIMAL became the favorite pet
of It's purchaser, and was often given
the freedom of the house, and other
liberties not often enjoyed By its kind
when in captivity were extended to
it. Occasionally the chattererleft the
premises, but never failed to return
,Then night approached. 1t was the
object OF almost constant petting and
caressing, and nearly always slept
Struggled upin the arms Gifts mistress.
A few days ago the owner left the city
for few days, leaving the squirrel at
home. The little animal soon missed
her and ran from room to room, all
over the mouse and grounds, in search
Of her, giving unmistakable evidence OF
grief. All efforts at consolation on the
part Of others were unavailing, and
the squirrel refused either to be COM
torted or to partake OF it's usual food,
from time to time giving vent to pit
iful little cries Indicative OF grief.
After nearly a week had elapsed and
it became evident that the little sor-
rower's death was matter of only a
few days, the owner was notified and
returned home. Her arrival was greet
ed with evidences of wild Joy by tn
squirrel, which jumped into her arms
with all the signs of happiness that
it's weakened condition would permit.
1t made every effort to partake of the
tempting food placed before it, but
was unable to swallow, and the fol-
lowing day, with it's eyes turned al
most pitifully into those fits mistress,
it gazed out it's life while lying in her
arms.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-19
Bail or Drown

y A supervisor Of Westchester county
ssew York, proposed this novel tramp
Pen: a building on the county farm,
Tito be SO constructed that it can be
sooded with water to the depth of 6
,le7s and so arranged with apartments
pat persons committed as tramps can
lie placed therein and when the water
II turned on be compelled to bail OF be
5pbmerged there by" The author of
Pc resolutions is Joseph B. See of the
Ssaesssgn of New Castle. A Sun reporter
ssSSssed him for an explanation of the
RESOLUTIONS.
81 81 claim to be a kind-hearted man.
Said Mr.. See. 'sbut I think that the
lramp' question is getting to be very
BFave one for the people OF West
lpester We get all the Migrants who
lie driven out of New York city, and
81 seems as though we get all the
SIamps in the State of Connecticut
Snce the severe laws against them went
P|to operation there. We pay about
400, 900 year on account of tramps.
spu see, as. it is now Migrants are sent
'Sshe county Jail, and tramps-that is,
a1h-resdent vagrants-are sent to the
J,nitentiary. Whenever one of these
alaps is arrested he says that he lives
z the county, naming a distant town,
I'D so he goes to the county jail. He
Us nothing to do there but eat and
taay cards all winter. We have tried
4 stop the nuisance, but in vain. 1t
Psts more to make a tramp work than
IFS work is worth. Every effort that
Age make to stop it meets the determin-
III resistance of the Sheriff's office, OF
k(e Justices of the Peace, and of the
FyInstables. The Sheriff gets S3ssa week
hr the board OF each tramp, and his
;eIf5 must be large. The fees of the
lHher officials are of course increased
|lN the arrest and committal of large
amber of tramps each year.
my resolutions were adopted BY 8
Isbte of IA to s. A motion to reconsid-
III this vote was lost, and so the matter
sN settled so far as we are concerned.
XII e will have to get the Legislature to
aHnction it, Of course, and we have
sRked our representatives to urge the
5hssage of such an act We don't
SIant to drown any tramps, but if this
Bsan goes into operation there won't be
Gay, tramps around here to drown.
nv are not going to hang around q
AIeding place very long where they
Stye to bail water ten hours a day.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-19
The Fatal Name of twalter."

Forty-four years ago the writer was
called in a professional capacity to
rudely constructed log cabin in the
woods, sixteen miles east of Indian
apolis. A male child was borne the
first borne of man and wife-whose In
telEgence and general cultivation was
much in advance of the society in which
they lived. They were determined to
make themselves home of plenty in
the new country by their own industry,
having nothing but quarter section of
good land and their household goods.
They came from Clearmont Co., O.
Three neighbor women were there, and
after the little stranger was dressed the
mother, with black hair and beautiful
eyes, was asked to name the boy. i
want to call him Walter, but it is an
unlucky name. My great-grand-father
was named Walter, and he never came
home from the war for independence.
Then my husbands grandfather was
named Walter, and he went to the war
of 1872 and he never returned. His
oldest brother was named Walter. He
went to sea and we heard that he be-
came q soldier in Europe, but he never
returned We do not know where any
of them are buried. No grave stones
mark their resting place. There is no
war now, and I trust never will be In
our lifetime IN this country, and am
in favor of calling him Walter, that tie
old family name may be retained among
us Twenty two years from that time
Walter babe his widowed mother fare
well to join the army for the defense Of
the Union and the home of his child
hood. He never returned, and the
mother who has just died, leaves all
her means to be devoted to bringing
the body home, should its burial place
ever be found, and erecting monumen..
to the memory of her Walter.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-19
The Roman ''Peelers."

EThe police system in ancient Rome.
has been discovered by archaeology
IL researches was in some respects
IN similar to that of modern time S
/ le duties Of the officers appear to
! We been in the main like those of our
3,licc, with the important exception
at the Roman police served also as
leman Their fire buckets were of
3oven straw coated with pitch inside
/ hid outside to make them watertight.
ouses were often guarded in the day
J me- by watchmen employed by the
@vners OF occupants of the buildings;
ald to secure a faithful performance of
re duty the guard was chained to the
or post, SO that no interloper could
bike advantage of a temporary absence
\; the sentinel.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-19
He Did Not Catch The idea.

From the Lewiston {Me.) Journal.
A good story is told at the expense
OF a good looking young farmer OF
Readfeld. He is not only a good.
looking young fellow but also q steady
worker and very practical in his ideas.
It seems that last summer among the
guests at the hotel was very pretty
young girl who was spending a few
weeks here with her mother. She was
decidedly Gifted in her manners, and
OF rather coquettish and rolnatic
nature. The young man in question
became very much struck with tn
young woman's attractions and was
quite devoted in his attentions.
Young men are scarce here, and the
city maiden was by no means 10th to
accept the attentions OF the good
looking young farmer.
One night the couple were sitting in
q hammock which was swung near the
windows of the hotel parlor, and a
certain person sitting near one OF
these windows overheard their CONVEX
sation. The moon Was shining bright
" and the crickets chirruped nerrily,
which TACT may have prompted the
maiden to coyly ask, What is Gods
best gift to man?'' Having asked the
question she blushed little and let
her long sweeping lashes hide for q mo-
nent her downcast eyes.
But the young man was equal to
-he occasion, and after hesitating a
moment he answered, confidently, "a
boss. The moonbeans we're just as
bright and the crickets still continued
their song, but the maiden was sud-
denly brought back from her roman
tie world to the practical realities Of 8
farmer s life.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-19
TOO LATE!

"And when we meet, as meet we may,
Twill be as strangers, Upton Rey--''
With scornful lip tarned away.
He did not stretch hand, nor chide;
He stood quite silent in his pride;
AS silently left his SIDE
A across the stubble brown and dry,
Beneath the purpling twilit sky,
Alone with wra thful thoughts walked [.
"Henceforth as strangers let it be,
And when we meet be sure he'll see
No trace OF cank'ring care in me-
- =
The frozen snow beneath our feet
Trod icy hard as cruel sleet;
My heart foreknew that we would meet.
With scorn we met, with pride we passed
bitter sigh rose on the blast,
No look my naughty eyes upcast.
y + Z =
To-day the soul OF Upton Rey
Sped gladstone on it's heavenward way;
And will YOU Gomez" [ heard him say.
The grass was new beneath our feet,
Along our way the lanes were sweet;
las strangers, Upton Rey, we meet
The candles twinkled through the gloom
About the coffin bud and bloom
OF roses white made sweet the room.
In silent scorn OF me he lay.
You veX"-hs cold lips seemed to say
mo more the soul OF Upton Rey.
when you have breasted Deaths dar]
tide,
And stand in heaven by my side,
We meet as strangers, Gladys Clyde"
It is too late-too late to tell
How all the while loved him we'll,
In secret how hot my tears fell.
Yet every golden summer day
Above his grass green grave I pray,
In that last resurrection day
"Oh not as strangers, Upton Rey!"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-19
Mislaid the Corpse.

!. In back-country town, where funer~
S serve much the same purpose that
.,e theatre does in the cities, there
alanced to die one Of the members of
40 community. and one of the neigh
s,ors was asked to 'stake charge of the
lneral. On the day appointed the
pmmunity assembled and stood about
q groups discussing either the depart
81 or the condition of the crops. while
9,,e neighbor in charge hustled from
4le room to another making the last
!; arrangements. The hour for the tuner
), arrived and passed, and yet the serv-
s-es did not begin. Still more time
-ised. and the manager of affairs was
"a to be hurrying from room toroom,
Joking anxiously about rs if in search
q something. As time passed the au-
ence began to show signs of impa-
2ence, and also of curiosity as the per-
iisexed face of the man in charge APP
Jared again before them. There was
Xidently a hitch in the proceedings
@mewhere. ana ai explanation was
kcessary. Mounting i char, the I'M
olnptu undertaken said: My friends.
are-are very sorry to cause ;snyde-
Nv in the-a h-last rites OF the depart
s, but the ail-lrutlf is. we have mis-
lid the corpse. :
tit transpirad that the coffin had been
Ianght down to tie lower entry or
III from chamber, and through some
Misunderstanding placed beside tie
Stairway in the shadow. Those com
81 in from the bright sunlight had
roHn their wraps upon it, not re aliz-
'.ssat it was, and thus made it IN
W sa;aaer's 1Md1azine.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-19

sumpin' th't Aiax's poor OF gran pop
had or hadn't done. Sumpin sim lar,
come to think on it, to this Bill Sim
mons way o. dom business. The
boy poorly soon said to Ajax th't ii it
| wa mt SO W at he said th't Ajax could.
| come over to his house an have all
the cider he he could take inter him
through a straw Well, it Want SO
an Ajax went an sucked cider,
| through a straw. Now just to see
| Peleg; this tough boy, who had got
fat an tougher the more he had the
measles, the mumps, the hookin' cough,
etcettery an you've only had 'em
wunst-an' who was buried alive by
a bar adj dug hisself out-w' ich you
ain t never done yet-went an sucked
cider through straw, come back
home an was took to his bed with it,
1 an what the measles an sech an the
buryin' alive couldn't do to Ajax
Thumply, the cider through q straw
done in short order. Fore it had
tackled Ajax an hour he was ready
to be buried dead Z
The Old Settler paused. Peleg was
] so affected by the recital that he
simply looked amazed and said noth-
ing. Presently his grandfather said:
Now my son, if AJAX only had carri-
ed that cider hum to his poor 81 'gran'-
pop. til hahn t no doubt but til't he'd
ha' been here to-day a te1lin' his story
/ hisself, an how much better his gram
pop would ha' felt. You kin find 81
| pitcher right there IN the cupboard,
IPeleg. "
Peleg found the pitcher, and hurried
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-19
LONG BRANCH STYLE.
A Woman with Sixty Dresses and Dude
Who Rivals her.

Who Rivals her.
Long Branch Letter
This is great hotel At present it
shelters not only a woman with forty
brand new complete costumes, but
well, God made him, therefore let him
pass for man with sixty spick -span
fresh suits, nine horses and four servants.
The lady in question is Mrs. Moses Fra
ley of ST. Louis, wife of the grain spec
u1ator Of her wardrobe the whole Of
the immediate house is aware, not alone
because it is dazzled three times day
and between meals by miraculous toll
cts, but because, though occupying an
extensive suite of rooms, two of which
are turned into wardrobe, the corridor
into which they open has wainscotting
of trunks, varying in size from
alligator hat boxes to the huge
"togas, opening like chests of drawers.
When Mrs. Fraley, who is a large
woman with blonde hair, has astonished
us for the fortieth time with stunning
combination of dress, hat, parasol,
gloves, stockings and shoes to match,
she will start for pastures new and be-
gin all over again, as is the mode with
women of fashion. For example, there
arrived this morning a lady who has
been doing Saratoga with thirteen
trunks, and who lunched in miracle
of chocolate satin sprinkled with
natural sized walnuts of golden hue,
and bronze shoes, which, by the way,
are very fashionable, and in this case
cut low enough to display golden silk
stockings. On her head was perched
coquettish turban, trimmed with a
dozen gold and brown rings.
AS to the masculine wearer of five
dozen different costumes, Mr.. E. Berry
Wall of New York, I am told he first
became famous through his infinite
variety of his clothes and his lending
that assuming young fraud Lord Aber-
cromby 81 600 dollars. I cannot vouch
for the truth of it, but it is said that
he and Mrs. Fraley regard each other
in the light Of bitter rivals, though the
latter has the advantage for she can
wear diamonds in a dozen different
ways while Mr.. Wall is obliged to con-
fine himself to studs, pin and sleeve
buttons of blazing stones.
While write I can see through the
window the st. Louis matron setting
in her carriage for drive. She has
on a wonderful gowp-a peach colored
silk covered with immense damask roses
of crimson velvet pile; the underskirt
is fourced alternately with crimson
velvet and rose point; the cut of the
corsage is concealed by mantle of the
brocade; tiny bonnet of lace and Grim
son pompons covers her haxen puffs,
rubies and diamonds tremble in the sun.
Mrs. Fraley steps into her satin lined
carriage with dexterous touch ar
ranges her skirts and settles herself
among the cushions, under the shade OF
white lace, rose Lined umbrella
Presently Mr.. Fraley's valet rushes out
with a vast boquet of red roses. Then
the lady gives the signal, the liveried
footman hops on his perch at the back,
and the iveried coachman in front
!, starts up the span one cure white and
one jet black steed, with huge yellow
collars around their necks, to the mani.
fest deteriment of their appearance.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-19

over. TO Bill Simmons with it. The
Old Settler resumed his boot greasing.
THU nothin like pertectin' the vel
fare O. yer gram children vile they'm
Young" said he, sfer " en- they git old
ye can t. ED. Mort.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-13
BY TELEGRAPH.
Money. nena. aud stocks.

NEw YoHK, Oct iL-Money on call easy
at ~, To . per cent, last loan at al per cent,
closed Offered nj 3b per cent, Prime mcrcnn.
tile paper. Gas per cent. sterling exchange
quiet but firm at lsOA for siNty-day bills
and lsl1 for demand.
Government bonds were dull but firm 10
strong State bonds were dull aud steady.
The stock market today was fcycrish and
very weak ON selling for both sides of the
account induced by the passing ~ the Hal.
timorc A Ohio dividend and the determined
attacks of the bear. business was quiet In
the forenoon, and with Jersey Central a.
the feature on rumors az n speedy tcrmina.
ton II the rcccivershin At noon, however,
the news Of the passing OF the baltimore a
Ohio dividend wns received, which became
the signal for a heavy selling movement,
aided by the circulation ~ many diSpuicting
rumors, all VI which had their effect, The
story that Mr.. Willard lad resigned frnm the
Northern Pacific directory was used against
that and IT, kindred stocks. There was a
slight rally In the last hour, but the clusc was
weak aud active NJ or near the lowest prices
~ the day. OF course, everything u lower.
Railroad bonds were irregular, and final
changes arr generally for fractions only.
sales, SjSt,OOo Closing quotations.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-13
Gigantic IrrIgnting Enterprise.

; SANTA FF, N. NJ, Oct. 12.-Articlcs OF in
corporation for a gigantic irrigating enter
prise In the central Rio Grandc valley were
filed at the Office Of the Territorial secretary
yesterday. The corporation is to be known
as the Albuquerque land and water COM
pany, an undertaking which Mr.. Gay Rob
crtson, Of Kansas City, has been earnestly
promoting for the past year. The enterprise
contemplates tho irrigation nj 800, 600 acres
Of the most choice fruit and farming lands
In the central Rio Grandc valley. The water
supply is 10 come from the Rio Grande. The
main canal, according 10 the survey already
completed, will he $50 miles In length and
will follow down the valley, running through
the counties Of Santa Fc, Boquillillo, Val
cncia and SocorrO. The head OF this canal
has been located in the San lldefonzo valley,
eighteen miles west Of Santa Fe, and thence
the route leads south, on the east side Of the
river. Mr.. Robertson says work will be be-
gun within the next sixty days, and by Jan
uary / they hope TO have a small army OF
men engaged.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-13

Mcmnhis & char. A. us. Express, 81.
Mlcblgnn Cnntrai ygi5. Wab., ~, J.. a r., Is.
Min. x 81. Louis. 10. NJ @ pref, SoIs'
Min. a 81. l.. pref, 2233 Melis y Thrgo TX. 70
Missouri Pacific, 80. Nehlcrh ohion icI'' 1914
NJ, J.. $. Il W, 81.
LoSpoY, Oct. l2.-Bar silver, Add per
ounce.
PARIS, Oct l2.-Thrcc per cent rentes, s2f
20c for the account.
BANK ~CLEARINGs.
CHICAGO, III, oct. 12.-The bank clearings
today were $l0,2l2,OVO.
BALTIMORE, Md, oct. l2.-The bank clear
ings today were 81, 303, GOi; balances, $3i7, 7lG.
NV YonI. oct. l2,-The bank clearings
today were Si2l,6lS, 7S3; balances, $4,s23, S45.
Bosrov, Mass, oct. l2.-The bank clear
ings today were 80, 2lS, 4Oi; balances, II, 20S, :
$50.
ST. LoUIs, Mo, Oct. l2.-The bank clear
ings today were 49, ,5G7; balances, $370,-
90.
PmLApELrmA, Pa, Oct. I 2.-The bank
clcarings today were 81 2ji, 2j3; balances,
Sl,Ol7, y7.